Bruce Lawry of Negaunee, a long time listener and Ahmed Shriner called in to the Mark and Walt in the Morning Show to tell folks about the Shrine Circus coming to the Lakeview Arena in Marquette next week on Monday and Tuesday. He also told us about another Ahmed Shriner event that starts on Friday, […]

Dr. Robert Wynn from Northern Michigan University and Dr. Richard Rovin from Marquette General Health Systems chatted this morning with Walt Lindala about this weekend’s Hope Starts Here Challenge. The event is the only fund raiser for the Upper Michigan Brain Tumor Center, which is an unique collaboration between NMU and MGHS. It gives students […]

HappyMothersDay-5min Moms are so special. I feel we need to honor mom more often. Dinner and a carnation is good, a phone call better, a visit the best! Wednesday morning we asked the question on our “Saving Show”on the Radio, “Tell us why you Love your Mom”. We had over 30 people call during the […]

Carl Fulsher, Community Representative with the American Cancer Society, and Lorrie Hayes, Event Organizer, joined Mark Evans to talk about the upcoming Blues For Life Cancer Benefit. The event is scheduled for 5:oo pm this Saturday (May 7-th) at the Lagniappe Cajun Creole Restaurant in Downtown Marquette, MI. This event will be the 5-th annual […]

Sam Crowley, Co-ordinator of Splash Week at the YMCA of Marquette County and Gary Gustafson, member of the City of Marquette’s Waterfront Safety Task Force, stopped by the studios this morning to preview Splash Week activities at the Y. Crowley discussed several of the planned events connected to Splash Week, including water safety training and […]

Negaunee – May 5, 2011 – This U.P. Dead River body of water looked so good this morning. Even though it was only 29 degrees, I wanted to go skiing. Oops, that four letter word is calling. Ok Work Wins. I’m had to do the Shopping Show. I had 2,000 items to sell at 101.9fm […]

Negaunee Township – May 3, 2011 – Marquette County Sheriff deputy doing his duty on South Basin Drive early this morning at 7:55. Initially I was surprised to come upon a deputy parked in his patrol car at a rural intersection off South Basin Drive, because they are never out here in our crime free […]

Northern Michigan University President Dr. Les Wong joined Mark and Walt today to review the academic year that came to a close last weekend with Spring Commencement, which had the largest number of participating graduates in the history of the school. Dr. Wong discussed the successes and challenges that NMU faced in the last year […]

Cindy Ingle from the group, Community Hand UP, visited the Sunny studios to give an update on efforts by the group to save the building best known as the “W” at the former K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base. She gave us the latest information on fundraising efforts by the group as well as their plans […]

Ann Gonyea with the Great Lakes Center for Youth Development joined Mark and Walt to feature Excellence in Education activities planned this week for student and teachers in Marquette and Alger Counties. She outlined several events including a dinner this evening at Northern Michigan University in Marquette to recognize students and the teachers that were […]